So, this is an open thread as you’ve probably gathered by now. It’s musical. It’s full of holiday songs. It’s full of really offbeat Christmas songs because I’m that sorta dakini. Blame Josh Barro and Dave Stringer Huge’s Tolerable Christmas Playlist on Spotify. Some of them are very bluesy, some are punk rocky and some are outrageous and EXPLICIT.

From Tom Waits: Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis (what can I say … it’s Tom Waits!!!)

The Pretenders: 2000 Miles (obscure and beautiful)

From Eric Idle: F%^k Christmas (yes,it’s graphic)

Sufjan Stevens: That Was the Worst Christmas Ever (hauntingly beautiful and acoustic)

Fountains of Wayne: I want an Alien for Christmas (It’s very neo Punk and fun!)

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The Sky Dancing banner headline uses a snippet from a work by artist Tashi Mannox called 'Rainbow Study'. The work is described as a" study of typical Tibetan rainbow clouds, that feature in Thanka painting, temple decoration and silk brocades". dakinikat was immediately drawn to the image when trying to find stylized Tibetan Clouds to represent Sky Dancing. It is probably because Tashi's practice is similar to her own. His updated take on the clouds that fill the collection of traditional thankas is quite special.

You can find his work at his website by clicking on his logo below. He is also a calligraphy artist that uses important vajrayana syllables. We encourage you to visit his on line studio.